Dispensing container having an absorbing layer for dispensing by capillary action



P 1952 I c. c. GOETZ 2,610,769

DISPENSING CONTAINER HAVING AN ABSORBING LAYER FDR DISPENSING BY CAPILLARY ACTION Filed Aug. 30. 1949 mews C, 60872 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 16, 1952 JDISPEINSING cois'rsmnamivmo AN AB- SORBING LAYER FOR DISPENSING. BY Q Q HPL Y QHO I Carlos Cudell Goetz, Ntaw'jfiirk; i

" Application August so, 1949,seria1 No. 113,215

This invention relates to containers comprising a vial and a cap, the container being adapted to dispense liquid perfume placed therein.

An: object of this invention is to provide a .vial having' a stock-containing cavity terminating in an unsc head'having anape'rtureoi' reduced di ameter through which free flow of the perfume is prevented. the surface around the outlet aperture having grooves radiating all around the said apertur'e, whereby th perfume is' dispensed at a plu'- rality of localities distributed about the outer sur face of said outlet head. r

Another object of this invention is to provide a perfume dispensing-container having complementary distributing channels around a central outlet and constructed to make available both the perfume in the stock-containing reservoir and in the dispensing ducts upon the application of a finger, etc., to the outlet head.

Another object of this invention is to make the radiating grooves of shallow depth so that the dispensation of perfume through th dispensing channels is pre-determined and reservedly controlled.

Another object of this invention is to provide a cap for the vial, the cap having a perfume absorbing layer such as blotting material, and a suitable insert having a tapering cavity to receive the tapering outlet head of the vial.

Another object of this invention is to provide a dispensing container comprising a vial for perfume, which will make it possible to obtain a premeasured and reservedly controlled supply of perfume while the vial is in upright position.

In the dispensing of perfume in liquid form, it

has been necessary heretofore to tilt the perfume container 50 as to bring the discharge outlet in contact with the article to which the perfume is applied. This necessitated that the full supply of the liquid be available at the point of discharge and resulted in excess delivery of the expensive fluid. This invention obviates th delivery of excess perfume.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention will be hereinafter more particularly described, and the combination and arrangement of parts will be shown in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims which form part of this specification.

Reference will now be had to the drawings, Q

wherein like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, in which:

Figure l is a side elevation of the assembled perfume dispenser with the cover shown in cross-section.

' 2 Claims. (01. 222-187;);

FigureZ is a top plan'viewofthe vial. I

Figure 3 is a plan view, 'Inthe illustrated embodiment of the'invention,

the numeral l0 indicates *a reservedly controlled perfume dispenser comprising a vial ii, preferably made of glass and a cover '12 preferably made of'metal.

The upper or neck portion of the vial i I has ex 1 temal threads which receive internal screw threads [4 formed in the cover 12.

The threadsinithe cover-i2 are formed in a plastic lining member [5 which is fixed tothe in-' terior of the cover l2.

The vialiilf decreases in diameter abov the thread I3 and terminates in a tapering outlet head 16 having a small opening I! therein leading to the interior of the vial.

The cover I2 comprises a disk-shaped layer of absorbent material H! with which the upper face of the outlet head I6 comes in pressure contacting relation when the vial and cover are brought in threaded relation. Blotting paper serves well as the body of absorbent material.

The cover l2 also contains a suitable insert I9 formed to provide a circular enclosure 20 having a tapering cavity 2i. The cavity 2| is in central alignment with the tapered outlet head it. The enclosure 20 has an opening 22 which is concentric with the opening I! in the vial ii. The enclosure 20 forms an air seal around the outlet head l6.

As shown in Figure 2, the upper surface portion of the outlet head i6 has shallow channels 24 extending radially from the opening 11.

It is to be noted that the opening I! in the outlet head 16 provides the main dispenser for the perfume from the vial, the perfume being secured by tilting the vial and allowing a full drop of the perfume to be dispensed onto an article directly from the stock-containing reservoir in the vial.

It is also to be noted that channels 24 in the upper surface of the perfume dispensing vial function as a secondary dispenser for a miserly dispensation of highly potent perfume.

In operation, the layer of absorbent material when wetted with fluid by the tilting or inverting of the vial will absorb the fluid. The liquid will saturate the absorbent material. Th surplus fluid in the saturated absorbent material passes by capillary action into the channels 24 and when the user removes the cover l2 and places a finger or any article on the channels 24, there will be delivered a pre-determined miserly supply of the perfume on the article, etc.

The form of my invention herein disclosed is not intended to be re-fllled, but wil be discarded looking inside the cover.

' 3 when the stock of perfume initially introduced into the stock-containing cavity becomes exhausted.

The miserly dispensation of highly potent perfume is important for reasons of economy and the prevention of excess supply.

The drawing shows the device greatly enlarged for purpose of clarity, but in actual practice the device is made small enough to be carried in a woman's pocket book.

In accordance with the patent statutes I have described and illustrated the preferred embodiment of my invention, but it will be understood that various changes and modifications can be made therein without departing from the spirltof the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Iclaizn:

l. A perfum dispenser comprising a rigid vialityandthe sidewalls ofsaid cavity forming an air seal chamber around said outlet head, theup per surface of said outlet head having shallow channels radiating from said opening therein, whereby to premeasure the supply of said per.- fume by inverting the bottle, saturating the absorbent disc and transferringthe perfume from the absorbent disc to the said shallow channels.

2. A perfume dispenser comprisinga vial provided with a threaded and tapered outlet head having a small opening therein, a cover threads.- bly secured to said vial thread and having a layer of blotting material at the base thereof, an insert in the cover having a tapering cavity registering with said outlet head and forming an air sea] chamber around said outlet head, the upper surface of said outlet head having shallow channels radiating from said opening therein, whereby to store a predetermined quantity of perfume in the channels by inverting the covered dispenser and then setting said dispenser upright so that the perfume absorbed by the blotting material is transferredto the shallow channels which become available upon removal of the cover.

A CARLOS CUDELL GOETZ.

v REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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